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Events on Thursday 1 November 1894 2
1845 – 1894Alexander III of Russia (1845-1894)Died 1 November 1894, aged 49Alexander III ruled the Russian Empire as an autocrat who reversed many of his father's liberal reforms and pursued Russification policies. He died of kidney disease at Livadia Palace in Crimea. His son Nicholas II succeeded him as the last Tsar of Russia.
1894Nicholas II becomes Tsar of RussiaAlexander III dies, ending an era of autocratic stabilityTsar Alexander III died of kidney disease at Livadia Palace on 1 November 1894, and his son Nicholas II succeeded him as Emperor of Russia. Nicholas was ill-prepared for the role and would become the last Tsar, abdicating during the 1917 revolution. His accession set in motion the final chapter of the Romanov dynasty.